Section: CAN

Around Annapolis: Youngsters get moving with Mighty Milers

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Like a lot of kids his age, 10-year-old Jonathan Clingenpeel said he fell into a habit of eating too many snacks and watching a lot of television.

But that was before he joined the "Mighty Milers."

Now, he's lost weight and feels better. The fifth-grader at Hillsmere Elementary even credits his improved grades in spelling to his new fitness level.

"I did it for fun - and for my health," he said, before dashi...

Around Crownsville: Indian Creek performs 'Diary of Anne Frank'

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Acting isn't new to Neena Boyle, a senior at Indian Creek Upper School.

But her recent performance as Anne Frank was the most challenging part she has taken on.

"This is a hard, hard part," she said before a morning preview last week for an audience of Indian Creek and Aleph Bet middle school students.

"(It's hard) just connecting to a character and knowing they really lived. (There's pressure) to make it...

City election board seeks new powers

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00

In the wake of a campaign that saw the Democratic nominee for mayor withdraw under questionable circumstances, the city elections board wants to have more authority to address problems during the campaign season.

After meeting behind closed doors yesterday afternoon, members of the city Board of Supervisors of Elections said they may seek the power to investigate improprieties and, if necessary, sanction candidates.

Rita Ormasa, c...

Work on city police station finally done

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00

After nearly $10 million, five years of work, repeated flooding, two contractors and one lawsuit, work on the Annapolis Police Station is finally finished.

"Dear friends, this building, the Annapolis Police Department has now been completed, by the grace of God," the Rev. MaAn Barcelo, chaplain for the city Police Department, said at a dedication ceremony yesterday.

The headquarters at 199 Taylor Ave. - which now only ne...

Washington strolls city once again

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Yes, fellow citizens, that tall man you saw last night promenading around State Circle in Annapolis while wearing a blue and buff lieutenant general's uniform and a sword was none other than George Washington.

The commanding officer of the Continental Army and first president of the United States was here to visit the town where, as a young man in the mid-1700s, he enjoyed all kinds of sporting events - and lost substantial sums at the hor...

Company disputes city's power plant decision

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00

A company whose bid to build a novel power plant was rejected is pressing the City Council to delay approving a deal with a competitor, arguing that proper procedures were not followed.

Principals of Seven Seas Energy want to present their plans for the Annapolis Renewable Energy Park to the council. In the meantime, they want council members to wait on supporting a competing proposal by Aerotropolis Renewable Energy Group.

Member...

Around Crownsville/Gambrills: Area schools remember heroes, learn about service

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Veterans Day has long been recognized as a time to honor men and women who serve in the military. But at area schools, it was an opportunity to teach children about sacrifice and heroes.

"Really, it's an extension of our education, for our kids to realize and appreciate and be exposed to veterans themselves," said Nate Bailey a spokesman for the school.

"We see this as a really neat opportunity for them to come face to...

Around Annapolis: Friends rally around Annapolis skateboarder

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00

The 70-degree weather certainly helped, but if the skateboarders at Truxtun Skate Park on Sunday seemed to catch more "air" on their flips than usual, maybe it's because they had a cause to spur them on.

Under a sunny sky, Jeff Pyles pulled backside 360s. Alex Johns made a switch nose blunt. James Williams did one-wheel manuals and a frontside kick flip. Christian Battung landed a late pop shove-it.

They were among at least...

'Mayor' of Eastport Leon Wolfe dies at 93

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Leon Wolfe, whose Eastport barbershop served as a gathering place for the community and earned him the moniker of "Unofficial Mayor of Eastport," died Tuesday of respiratory failure. He was 93 years old.

He served as the community barber for more than 68 years. After learning the trade from his older brother, he opened up shop in 1933. He then moved to Fourth Street in 1960, where he stayed until retiring in 2002.

"Oh, no,...

Cohen announces transition team

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Mayor-elect Josh Cohen announced his transition team yesterday, asking a bipartisan and eclectic group of Annapolitans to address issues ranging from crime to the environment.

The 88-member team - led by former Democratic mayoral candidate Zina Pierre and Greg Stiverson, a Republican who lost a bid to represent Ward 6 - has been charged with analyzing the way city government runs and to suggest ways to make it more effective and efficient.

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New center helps vets fend off 'the darkness'

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Annapolis resident R.B. Belch has never quite gotten over some of the things he saw as a 19-year-old, when he was an Army radio-telephone operator and grenadier with the 82nd Airborne Division when the United States invaded Grenada in 1983.

Belch, now 46, told of seeing an unarmed man in civilian clothing who was shot down as he was running, trying to escape a building set ablaze during an American airstrike.

The man, accompanied by an u...

Parking garage work roils merchants

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00

A city contractor this week began repairs on the deteriorating downtown Hillman garage, a $500,000 project that will extend the life of the facility another five years before it is torn down and replaced.

But downtown merchants say even a temporary fix to the busy Main Street garage will hurt business during the holidays.

"The fact is you're killing the businesses," said Del. Ron George, R-Arnold, owner of Ron George...

Stuck Spa Creek drawbridge snarls morning city traffic

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00

What goes up must come down. Eventually.

The Spa Creek Bridge in Annapolis was raised for routine maintenance at the tail end of the morning rush hour yesterday - but it wound up stuck open for more than an hour.

Charlie Gischlar, a spokesman for the State Highway Administration, the agency that maintains the span, called the glitch a "slight maintenance malfunction."

That slight malfunction lasted from about 8:45 a.m. un...